Laptop with Directv? (1 Viewer)

[BrianRS]

Can I hook up a directv receiver to my Can I hook up a directv receiver to my HP zd7000 laptop through the s video connection to view tv? Do I need any other hardware or software to due this? Can anyone recommend some reading on the topic?

Thanks!

 

[Victor Ferguson]

Well chances are the s-video on your laptop is for output not input. Only thing I can think of is an external tuner card.

 

[Citizen87645]

I just learned about this device today:

http://www.slingmedia.com/what.php4